Tag Archives: Alcohol Consumption & Abuse

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia Manansala

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Or her professional life, since she can’t bring herself to open her new cafe after the unpleasantness that occurred a few months ago at her aunt’s Filipino restaurant, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen. No, things are heating up quite literally, since summer, her least favourite season, has just started. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Fatmisia
  • Sexism
  • Coming out scene
  • Anxiety & panic attacks, on-page
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Dead body
  • Emesis
  • Death of a mother recounted
  • Murder
  • Hostage situation
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A Clash of Steel by CB Lee

A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee

1826. The sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Head of the Dragon, is now only a story, like the ones Xiang has grown up with all her life. She desperately wants to prove her worth, especially to her mother, a shrewd businesswoman who never seems to have enough time for Xiang. Her father is also only a story, dead at sea before Xiang was born. Her single memento of him is a pendant she always wears, a simple but plain piece of gold jewellery… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood & injury depiction
  • Death of a parent
  • Murder
  • Gun & sword violence
  • Physical assault
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The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee

The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee

Welcome back to New York, 2119. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams, where the lives of five teenagers have become intertwined in ways that no one could have imagined. Leda just wants to move on from what happened in Dubai. Until a new investigation forces her to seek help—from the person she’s spent all year trying to forget. Rylin is back in her old life, reunited with an old flame. But when she starts seeing Cord again, she finds herself torn: between two worlds, and two very different boys. Rylin is back in her old life, reunited with an old flame. But when she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Substance addiction recovery
  • Alcohol consumption mentioned
  • Death of a friend recounted
  • Murder
  • Drowning
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The Safe Place by Anna Downes

The Safe Place by Anna Downes

Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Scott Denny, a successful and charismatic CEO, has a problem that neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can fix. Until he meets Emily. Scott offers Emily a summer job as a housekeeper on his remote, beautiful French estate. Enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and his eccentric young daughter, Aurelia, Emily falls headlong into this oasis of wine-soaked days by the pool. But soon Emily realizes that Scott and Nina are hiding dangerous secrets, and if she doesn’t play along, the consequences could be deadly.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abuse, implied
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Drug use
  • Kidnapping
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Anna K Away by Jenny Lee

Anna K: Away by Jenny Lee

How the mighty have fallen. Anna K, once the golden girl of Greenwich, CT, and New York City, has been brought low by a scandalous sex tape and the tragic death of her first love, Alexia Vronsky. At the beginning of the summer, her father takes her to the other side of the world, to connect with his family in South Korea and hide her away. Is Anna in exile? Or could this be her chance to figure out who she really is? Back in the U.S., Lolly has forgiven Steven for cheating on her, and their relationship feels stronger than ever. But when Lolly meets a boy at her beloved theatre camp, she has to ask herself how well Steven will ever reall… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Sexual harassment
  • Cheating
  • Parental divorce mentioned
  • Substance addiction
  • Drug use
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Overdose discussed
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Gun violence
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Fandom by Eden Finley

Fandom by Eden Finley

Everyone remembers the night the boy band Eleven broke up. Hearts shattered around the world, including my own. I made a mistake, and I’ve been avoiding bandmate Mason Nash ever since. At first, it was hard, but eighteen months ago, he made it easier by leaving Hollywood and disappearing. When Eleven reunion talks start, I’m against it completely. I could really do with the publicity, but I don’t want to face Mason again. I’m sure he won’t want to see me either… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Fatmisia & internalised body shaming
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Death from a heart attack
  • Death of a parent mentioned
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The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin at the Roanoke family’s rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer, Lane experiences the benefits of being one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But what she doesn’t know is being a Roanoke girl carries a terrible legacy: either the girls run, or they die. For there is darkness at the heart of Roanoke, and when Lane discovers its insidious pull, she must make her choice…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment
  • Statutory rape
  • Incest
  • Physical child abuse
  • Graphic suicide recounted
  • Teen pregnancy
  • Childbirth
  • Abortion mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Death of an infant mentioned
  • Death of a mother
  • Murder
  • Drowning
  • Hanging recounted
  • Death from a fall mentioned
  • Disappearnace of a loved one
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Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon

Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon

Eve had one job. Kill Adam. But when her mark for the night turns out to be a gift-wrapped omega, Eve can’t resist delaying the job and enjoying the opportunity before her. One bite is all it takes That’s what Adam is counting on. One bite and he might live till morning. Success is complicated and on the run for their lives, Eve and Adam need the one thing neither of them wants. A pack. Can three good men tame the killer and the con artist? Not if this bad alpha can help it.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Sexual assault
  • Foster care system experiences mentioned
  • Nightmare
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Drugging
  • Physical injuries & illness including septic gunshot & knife wounds
  • Murder
  • Disappearance & presumed kidnapping of a sibling
  • Fire
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Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two by Kathryn Moon

Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two by Kathryn Moon

Lola is being hunted by her past, stalked with every step she takes. Sheltered with the pack of her dreams, at first it seems like the hardest challenge isn’t even staying safe from Indy. Tensions at work are at a tipping point and after taking the role of management’s spy, Lola’s in the crossfire if anything goes wrong. As romances between Lola and the pack members are developing left and right, the woman who swore she wanted nothing to do with alpha is turning to them like a bloom to the sun. If only it weren’t just one monstrous alpha that twisted her own thoughts. Lola… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Parental abandonment recounted
  • Abusive relationship recounted
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Anxiety & panic attacks
  • Nightmares
  • Death of a mother from lung cancer recounted
  • Murder
  • Physical assault
  • Kidnapping
  • Home invasion
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Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon

Lola Barnes only wants one thing, to get her life under control. No more chasing alphas who abuse and toss away betas like her. No more hiding in her cousin’s apartment licking wounds that won’t heal. Armed with her dream job and her less-than-dreamy apartment, Lola is ready to start a new chapter of her life without alphas. But that’s easier said than done when one stumbling incident after another leads Lola closer to an alluring pack of captivating men. These alphas are everything Lola dreamed of, but they already have an omega—a playful male model who won’t… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Sexual assault
  • Abusive relationship recounted
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Drugging recounted
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Anxiety & panic attacks
  • Nightmares
  • Death of a mother recounted
  • Home invasion
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